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The AreaAnother gorgeous portion of the Sunshine face but past and up of the Paisano Chimney. Some of the stiffest face routes lie here, such as Caliente (5.12c) and Someone You're Not (5.13a). When standing in front of the Sunshine Face proper, this portion of stone is left, up and kinda around the corner, somewhat obscured from view. Getting ThereWalk along the base of the Sunshine Face continuing past an big break in the face (Paisano Chimney). The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Sunshine Face Left Side:
B.C.'s Ouch Chimney 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet
Euphoria 5.9 A1 Trad, Aid, 2 pitches, 200 feet
Clockwork Orange 5.10d Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet
The Man That Fell to Earth 5.11a Trad, 160 feet
Chisholm Trail 5.11b/c Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet
Tar and Feathers 5.11d Trad, 1 pitch
Hit It, Ethel 5.12b R Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Caliente 5.12c Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet
Someone You're Not 5.13a Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet
Featured Route For Sunshine Face Left Side
Caliente 5.12c CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : Sunshine Face Left Side
Superb climbing on great rock. Pitch 1: Scramble up easy climbing and belay at a bolt anchor (40' left of Paisano Chimney). A short crack leads to 5.10c face climbing that takes you to the black intrusion. A series of difficult reaches presents the crux of the pitch on the intrusion. Above the crux, runout 5.10d climbing takes one into a left leaning arch. A belay may be set up in the arch using a bolt plus gear. Pitch 2: 5.10c climbing follows the arch to it's end, then up the easy face. A varia...[more] Browse More Classics in CA |